Charlie Brewer (born November 26, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, Utah Utes and Liberty Flames. He has been a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | November 26, 1998 |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) |
| College: | Baylor (2017−2020) Utah (2021) Liberty (2022) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
editBrewer grew up in Austin, Texas and attended Lake Travis High School.[1] As a senior, Brewer was named the Associated Press Texas Player of the Year after setting a national high school record with a 77.4% completion rate on 340 pass attempts for 3,908 yards and 54 touchdowns against three interceptions and ran for 746 yards and nine touchdowns on 88 attempts in a season in which Lake Travis won the Class 6A State Championship.[2] Brewer initially committed to play college football at SMU, but flipped his commitment to Baylor at the end of his senior season.[3]
College career
editBrewer became Baylor's starting quarterback eight games into his freshman season. He started the final four games of the season and was named the Big 12 Conference co-Offensive Freshman of the Year after completing 68.1% of his passes for 1,562 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions.[4][5] Brewer started 12 of Baylor's 13 games and passed for 3,019 yards and 19 touchdowns with an additional 375 yards and 7 touchdowns rushing as the Bears won seven games in his sophomore season.[6]
Brewer was named honorable mention All-Big 12 after completing 215-of-389 pass attempts for 3,161 yards and 21 touchdowns with seven interceptions while also gaining 344 yards on 147 carries with a team-high 11 touchdowns as the Bears went 11–1 in the regular season and made the 2019 Big 12 Championship Game.[7] He started the game, but was taken out after suffering a concussion early in the second quarter as the Bears went on to lose to Oklahoma 30–23 in overtime.[8] Brewer returned to start the 2020 Sugar Bowl against Georgia and completed 24-of-41 passes for 211 yards, one touchdown and one interception before again leaving the game to injury after taking a late hit.[9] As a senior, he completed 61.7% of his passes for 1,958 yards with 14 touchdowns and eight interceptions in nine games during a COVID-19-shortened season.[10] At Baylor, Brewer threw for 9,700 yards and 65 touchdowns and also rushed for 1,039 yards and 22 touchdowns in 44 games played.[11]
After graduating from Baylor, Brewer opted to enter the transfer portal and utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.[12] He later announced that he would be transferring to Utah as a graduate transfer.[13] Brewer was named the Utes' starting quarterback going into the 2021 season.[14] Brewer started the first three games of the season before leaving the program after he was benched during a 33–31 triple-overtime loss to San Diego State.[15] He completed 48 of 79 pass attempts for 484 yards and three touchdowns and three interceptions while at Utah.[16]
On December 11, 2021, Brewer announced that he was transferring to Liberty University for the 2022 season.[17] He was named the Flames' starting quarterback prior to the start of the season.[18] Brewer broke his hand in the first quarter of Liberty's season opener against Southern Miss.[19]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2017 | Baylor | 8 | 139 | 204 | 68.1 | 1,562 | 7.7 | 11 | 4 | 146.3 | 65 | 166 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Baylor | 13 | 240 | 390 | 61.5 | 3,019 | 7.7 | 19 | 9 | 138.0 | 133 | 375 | 2.8 | 7 |
| 2019 | Baylor | 14 | 251 | 389 | 64.5 | 3,161 | 8.1 | 21 | 7 | 147.0 | 147 | 344 | 2.3 | 11 |
| 2020 | Baylor | 9 | 198 | 321 | 61.7 | 1,958 | 6.1 | 14 | 8 | 122.3 | 107 | 154 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | Utah | 3 | 48 | 79 | 60.8 | 484 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 117.2 | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Liberty | 3 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 79.8 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Career | 50 | 884 | 1,396 | 63.3 | 10,236 | 7.3 | 68 | 32 | 136.4 | 471 | 1,078 | 2.3 | 22 | |
Source:[20]
Professional career
editOn May 4, 2023, Brewer signed a contract with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[21] He was released by the Redblacks during the first week of training camp on May 16, 2023.[22]
Personal life
editBrewer's father, Robert Brewer, was the starting quarterback for the University of Texas and was the MVP of the 1982 Cotton Bowl.[23] His grandfather, Charley Brewer, and uncle, Rob Moerschell were also quarterbacks for Texas.[24] Brewer's brother, Michael Brewer, played quarterback at Texas Tech and Virginia Tech.[25]
References
edit- ^ Cantu, Rick (October 6, 2016). "As latest branch of family football tree, Charlie Brewer blossoms". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "10 things to know about Baylor QB Charlie Brewer: From pro football friends to Dallas sports obsession". The Dallas Morning News. July 14, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lake Travis QB Charlie Brewer flips pledge to Baylor". Austin American-Statesman. December 31, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Making the Heisman case for (and against) Baylor QB Charlie Brewer". The Dallas Morning News. April 5, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Brewer, Denzel Mims Honored by Big 12 Coaches". KCENTV.com. November 30, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Brewer clear No. 1 QB after Baylor goes from 1 to 7 wins". USA Today. Associated Press. August 12, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Baylor's Brewer evolving as pocket QB under Fedora". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 3, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Greer, Jordan (December 7, 2019). "Charlie Brewer injury update: Baylor QB ruled out for rest of Big 12 Championship vs. Oklahoma". Sporting News. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 2, 2020). "Baylor QB Charlie Brewer evaluated for neck injury after Sugar Bowl exit". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Former Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer announces intent to transfer to Utah". Deseret News. December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Coon, John (April 15, 2021). "Former Baylor QB Charlie Brewer flourishing at Utah". Associated Press. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Khan Jr, Sam (December 13, 2020). "Baylor Bears QB Charlie Brewer enters portal as grad transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (December 20, 2020). "Ex-Baylor starting quarterback Charlie Brewer chooses Utah as transfer destination". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (August 26, 2021). "Utah lists Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer as starting quarterback vs. Weber State". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (September 22, 2021). "Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer leaves team after three starts; backup Cam Rising listed as starter". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Coon, John (September 21, 2021). "QB Charlie Brewer leaves Utah after losing starting job". Associated Press. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Former Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer transfers to Liberty". Deseret News. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Chris (August 22, 2022). "Former Baylor, Utah quarterback Charlie Brewer named starter for Liberty University Flames". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Liberty QB Charlie Brewer (hand) expected to miss 6-8 weeks: Source". The Athletic. September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Brewer College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ 3Down Staff (May 4, 2023). "Something brewing: Redblacks ink former Baylor QB Charlie Brewer, four others". 3DownNation. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 3Down Staff (May 17, 2023). "Ottawa Redblacks release eight, including QB Charlie Brewer". 3DownNation. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Passing it on: Baylor's Brewer building on family quarterback legacy". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 11, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Trotter, Jake (May 18, 2018). "Charlie Brewer following Baker Mayfield's path to college success". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Baylor QB comes from football family". Times West Virginian. October 31, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.